The Archaeology and Politics of Food and Feasting in Early States and Empires

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bray, Tamara L. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2003.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; History.; Anthropology.; Archaeology.; Social Sciences.; History, general.

Food and feasting are increasingly recognized as having played a prominent role in the emergence of social hierarchies and the negotiation of power. Given the culinary nature of feasts, the archaeological visibility of such events is increased by the use of containers for both food preparation and c...